The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)
Fall 2012 Data Tables

Q16: Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation

% within Jurisdiction Type

Jurisdiction Type

Total

County

Township

City

Village

Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall?

Only for themselves

9%

6%

2%

4%

5%

Mostly for themselves, but somewhat for the benefit of the community overall

34%

38%

38%

33%

38%

About equally for themselves and the benefit of the community overall

27%

25%

26%

23%

25%

Mostly for the benefit of the community overall, but somewhat for themselves

22%

17%

24%

27%

20%

For the benefit of the community overall

8%

9%

10%

12%

9%

Don't Know

0%

4%

0%

1%

3%

*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.

Population Size Crosstabulation

% within Population Size

Population Size

Total

<1500

1500-5000

5001-10000

10001-30000

>30000

Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall?

Only for themselves

4%

5%

7%

2%

8%

5%

Mostly for themselves, but somewhat for the benefit of the community overall

33%

39%

42%

41%

43%

38%

About equally for themselves and the benefit of the community overall

29%

24%

21%

23%

21%

25%

Mostly for the benefit of the community overall, but somewhat for themselves

20%

19%

21%

25%

20%

20%

For the benefit of the community overall

10%

10%

5%

8%

8%

9%

Don't Know

4%

3%

3%

1%

0%

3%

*Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding within cells.

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation

% within Region of Michigan

Region of Michigan

Total

Upper Peninsula

Northern Lower Peninsula

West Central Lower Peninsula

East Central Lower Peninsula

Southwest Lower Peninsula

Southeast Lower Peninsula

Would you say that most citizens who are engaged in your jurisdiction's policymaking processes are generally looking out only for themselves or that they want decisions made for the benefit of the community overall?

Only for themselves

5%

6%

3%

6%

5%

5%

5%

Mostly for themselves, but somewhat for the benefit of the community overall

38%

32%

43%

37%

30%

43%

38%

About equally for themselves and the benefit of the community overall

35%

26%

25%

22%

28%

19%

25%

Mostly for the benefit of the community overall, but somewhat for themselves